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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "david" <david_brattstorm@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:40:56 -0800
Subject: MY INTRODUCTION.

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC
54 marina st Lagos
Tel;234 806-259-9969,
david_brattstorm@walla.com
david_brattstorm@sify.com

Dear Partner,

I am Mr.BRATTSTORM, DAVID ,from the First Bank of Nigeria
Plc,Lagos Branch. I got your contact through.the internet I
have urgent and very confidenti all business proposal for
you. On January 7,1999, an America Oil consultant/
contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Mr. Charles Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at
US$9,700,000.00(NineMillion Seven Hundred
Thousand Dollars) in my branch upon maturity. Isent a
rountine notification to his forwarding address but
gotnoreply.After a month,

wesent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum Cor
poration that Mr.Charles Ballassi died in the plane crashof
31 October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers
aboaed as you can confirm it yourself via the website
below:http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990
..list/index.html on further investigation,i found out that
he died without making a WILL,and at tempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless.I therefore madefurther
investigation and discovered that Mr. Charles Ballassi
didnot declare any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in
my bank. This sum of US $ 9,700,000.00 is still in my bank
and the interest is being rolledover with the pricipall sum
at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to
Nigerian law, at theexpiration of (Six) years, The money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.Consequently my proposal is
that i will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of
kin to Mr. Charles Ballassi so that the fruit ofthis old
man's labour will not get into the hands of somecorrupt
Government officials. This is simple, I will like you to
provide immediately your full name and address so that the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall
employ the service of two attorney for the drafting and not
arization of the WILL and obtain the ecessary documents and
letter of probate/ administration in your favour for the
transfer.


Any ,bank account in any part of the world which you will
provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid
into your account forus to share in ratio of 60% for me and
40% or you. There is no risk at all,The paper work for this
transaction will be done by the attorneyand my position as
the Branch Manager guarantees the success ful execution of
ths transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via the private email address below,upon your
responce, I shall provide you with more detailsand relevant
documents that will help you understand the
transaction.Please observe utmost confidentiality and berest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for
both of us because ishall require your assitance to invest
my share in your country. Please upon the reciept of this
mail message,

send to me the following to enable start the process of the
fund into your bank account:

1.Your full Name and address
2. The name of your bank
where you want thefund to be transferedinto, Account
beneficiary
3. Your privateTelephone and fax number
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email;
david_brattstorm@walla.com
david_brattstorm@sify.com

Thanks and regards ,
Mr.BRATTSTORM, DAVID
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PlC

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